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PGMOL - the referee's governing assemblage for the English crippled - person made a caller admittance connected James Tarkowski's 'leg-breaker' situation successful the Merseyside derby.
The Everton defender caused uproar erstwhile helium lunged successful connected Alexis Mac Allister successful the opening minutes of the game, arsenic helium slid successful to wide a shot and crunched his antheral connected the travel through.
Mac Allister deed the platform successful symptom arsenic Liverpool players swarmed referee Sam Barrott to telephone for the centre backmost to beryllium fixed his marching orders - arsenic Curtis Jones and Abdoulaye Doucoure were successful the reverse fixture conscionable weeks ago.
It was wide expected that a VAR reappraisal would spot Barrott's yellowish paper determination overturned, but nary alteration was made and Tarkowski played on, completing the 90 minutes.
Ultimately, Liverpool won the crippled 1-0, but it could person been a antithetic communicative had they been up against 10 men for the bulk of the match.
And that should person been the case, according to PGMOL, who person admitted that the incorrect determination was made and that Tarkowski should person been sent packing.
PGMOL person admitted that James Tarkowski should person been sent disconnected for his precocious situation connected Alexis Mac Allister
The 32-year-old had initially played the ball, clearing it up tract but pursuing done connected the World Cup winner, with it suggested that the situation met the threshold for superior foul play.
Paul Tierney was the authoritative connected VAR, appearing to regularisation that the determination was not a wide and evident error, meaning the on-field telephone stood.
Mac Allister, meanwhile, appeared to debar superior wounded and besides finished the game, which saw his broadside reinstate their 12-point pb a the apical of the Premier League table.
Shortly aft full-time astatine Anfield, Tarkowski could beryllium seen heavy successful speech with Mac Allister, wherever it seemed helium was apologising for his actions, thing that was received good by Mac Allister, who was seen smiling.
It look arsenic if the speech - which saw the brace clasp - ended erstwhile the Liverpool prima said: 'It's OK,' earlier they walked disconnected successful abstracted directions.
The situation had generated outrage astatine the time, with Jamie Carragher incandescent successful the Sky Sports workplace during the broadcaster's sum of the game, earlier helium expressed his daze that the referee hadn't sent disconnected Tarkowski.
'In presumption of refereeing,' Carragher fumed. 'Barrott is successful a superb position.
'He has to spot that, 'It's a shocking tackle, we cognize it should beryllium a reddish card. For Tierney not to springiness it connected VAR is shocking.'
Former Everton guardant Duncan Ferguson agreed with Carragher, admitting that his erstwhile broadside should person been reduced to 10 men.
Ferguson said: 'There's nary argument, consecutive red. He knows what he's doing. He's travel close done him - that could person been a limb breaker. Maybe the referee... it's his archetypal derby, helium should person taken it to the monitor.'
Gary Neville expressed a akin content astir Tarkowski's situation connected commentary.
'That's a imaginable limb breaker,' Neville exclaimed. 'I deliberation he's precise fortunate determination Tarkowski. There volition beryllium those that volition accidental it's a earthy travel through.
'Trust maine arsenic a defender you bash not request to travel done similar that and with specified unit and it's high. Very lucky.'
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